The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-03-12

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bills SO originated in the House and
SO in the Senate. But one private
bill, viz. that granting pension to
Joseph Romiser, and public bill. viz,
that providing for the erection of
government building at Dayton,
Ohio. succeeded In passing both hous-
es oyer the Presidents veto, although
several others obtained the requisite
two-thirds vote In the Senate only to
fail In the House.
The following is list of the more
important House bills which have
become laws: To increase the pen
sion of widows and dependent rela-
tives from SO to $12 per month to
abolish certain fees for official SER
vices to American vessels, and to
amend the shipping laws 1.-THE Ding
ley shipping billy; to increase the ma
val establishment lit was passed in
the first session of the present Con.
gresc and provided for the. construc-
ton of two armored vessels of sixteen
knots speed, one cruiser of the highest
practicable speed, one torpedo boz,
and one dynamite gun cruiser
for the completion of the m .aS
Puritan, Monadnock. Ar
and Terror); to persian tho W, l.
war veterans. l0ILlvru sBtI
Of the total number of bilIr AIuo eq'
passed the Senate, 800 became qlIou
including lis of a public and 26t W.
strictly private nature. The follow
Ing is a list of the more important
Senate bills placed on the statute
books by the present Congress The
Presidential succession bill, devolving
heirship to the Presidency upon
members of the Cabinet in the event
of vacancy in the Office of President
and Vice President; the Cullom-
Reagan bill to regulate inter State
commerce; for the retirement and
recoinage of the trade dollar 1.-THE re.
redemption not to come out of the
monthly bullion purchaser; the cleo
torial count bill TO bridge the Ar
thur Kill; to bridge the East river
between New York and Long Island
to repeal the tenure of Office act; to
indemnify the Chinese for losses sus-
tanned by the Rock Springs, Wyom-
ing, riots. Of the foregoing meas.
ures, seven became laws by the ex-
piration of the constitutional ten
days Limitation, viz: the Mormon
poIygamy bill; the trade dollar re-
demption bill the militia bill. and
four private bills.
Sixteen Senate joint resolutions
became laws, The only ones of i'm.
portance were those authorizing the
acceptance of the Grant relics from
Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Grant ex-
tending the PROVISIONS of the first and
seventh sections of the dutiable goods
act to Key West, Fla, and for the
payment of government per diem to
employees on Decoration day. The
ninety-three House bills vetoed in-
cluded eighty-seven private bills and
six bills of public nature.
The regular appropriation bills
which failed of enactment were the
Notifications bill for both Congresses,
the river and harbor bill of the pres
ent session (which was not signed by
the Presidency and the deficiency bill,
on which the conference report was
not submitted in time for action.
The failure of the Notifications bill
was due to decided differences of
opinion between the conferrees of the
two houses. Several bills of minor
importance failed of enrolment in
the last incident to the closing of
Congress and therefore failed of anact-
ment. Nearly dozen bills relating
to the same subjects were passed by
both houses, but failed because of
differences between the two houses.
About $50 bills and joint resolutions
which passed the House failed of ac-
ton in the Senate, some of which,
however. were defeated by adverse
committee reports.
About $50 bills passed by the Sen.
ate failed of passage in the House.
The Blair educational bill. after
passing the Senate, was buffeted
about from one committe to another
in the House and was never allowed
to come before the House for action,
although its friends claimed decid-
ed majority in its favor in test
vote.
The Cameron. Hale twin bills ap-
propriating S35. 100000 for the in
crease of the navy were sent to the
naval committee and died there, al.
though a provision for additional
vessels was inserted In the naval ap-
preparation bill. The twin fortifica-
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